Research Article
Survival Modeling on the Determinants of Time to Recovery from Obstetric Fistula: The Case of Mekelle Hamlin Fistula Center, Ethiopia
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics of obstetric fistula patients at Mekelle Hamlin Fistula Center, January 2015 to January 2020.
| | Variables | Category | Event (%) | Censored (%) | Total | Percentage (%) |
| | Age | <18 | 38 (82.61) | 8 (17.39) | 46 | 14.02 | | 18-30 | 108 (85.04) | 19 (14.96) | 127 | 38.72 | | ≥30 | 147 (94.84) | 8 (5.16) | 155 | 47.26 |
| | Residence | Urban | 66 (100) | 0 | 66 | 20.12 | | Rural | 227 (86.64) | 35 (13.36) | 262 | 79.89 |
| | Educational status | No education | 132 (83.02) | 27 (16.98) | 159 | 48.47 | | Primary education | 127 (95.49) | 6 (4.51) | 133 | 40.55 | | Secondary and above | 34 (94.44) | 2 (5.56) | 36 | 10.98 |
| | Height | ≤150 cm (short) | 54 (80.6) | 13 (19.4) | 67 | 20.43 | | >150 cm (tall) | 239 (91.57) | 22 (8.43) | 261 | 79.57 |
| | Marital status | Married | 196 (91.59) | 18 (8.41) | 214 | 65.24 | | Single | 30 (85.71) | 5 (14.29) | 35 | 10.67 | | Divorced | 53 (81.54) | 12 (18.46) | 65 | 19.82 | | Other | 14 (100) | 0 | 14 | 4.27 |
| | Weight | ≤50 kg | 55 (83.33) | 11 (16.67) | 66 | 20.12 | | >50 kg | 238 (90.84) | 24 (9.16) | 262 | 79.88 |
| | Body mass index | Underweight | 45 (83.33) | 9 (16.67) | 54 | 16.46 | | Normal weight | 229 (91.6) | 21 (8.40) | 54 | 16.46 | | Overweight | 19 (79.17) | 5 (20.83) | 24 | 7.32 |
| | Economic dependency | Dependent | 65 (82.28) | 14 (17.72) | 79 | 24.09 | | Independent | 228 (91.57) | 21 (8.43) | 249 | 75.91 |
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